President Armando Guebuza on Tuesday inaugurated a new terminal at the international airport in Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado.

25 March, 2014

Chiure awards President Guebuza title of “Chief Builder”

Residents of Chiure district in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado on 24 March gave President Armando Guebuza the title of “Regulo (chief) Nteka”.

21 March, 2014

Joaquim Chissano mediates in Lake Niassa dispute

Delegations from the Malawian and Tanzanian governments met in Maputo on Thursday to discuss their border dispute, in the presence of a mediation team headed by former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano.

20 March, 2014

EIB signs agreement with Mozambican bank

The European Investment Bank (EIB) on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Mozambican commercial bank Moza Banco to support investments of small and medium companies (SMEs).

18 March, 2014

BHP-Billiton launches agricultural initiative

The Anglo-Australian company BHP-Billiton on Monday launched a project to help small scale farmers in three districts of Maputo province in southern Mozambique.

12 March, 2014

Dedicated bus lanes for Maputo

Maputo Municipal Council plans to revolutionise public transport in the city, with the introduction of dedicated bus lanes in a “Bus Rapid Transit” (BRT) system.

7 March, 2014

Low inflation in February

The rate of inflation in Mozambique in February, as measured by the consumer price indices for the three largest cities (Maputo, Nampula and Beira), was 0.39 per cent according to the National Statistics Institute (INE).

4 March, 2014

416,000 Mozambicans receiving anti-retrovirals

There are now 416,000 Mozambicans receiving the anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs that prolong the lives of HIV-positive people, Deputy Health Minister Nazira Abdula announced on 3 March.

4 March, 2014

French loan for Maputo runway

The French government has granted Mozambique a soft loan of US$44 million to finance the rehabilitation of the runway at Maputo International Airport.

3 March, 2014

ONGC Videsh buys stake in Rovuma Basin

The Indian company ONGC Videsh has completed the acquisition of a ten per cent interest in Offshore Area One in the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado.

21 September, 2018

Poachers and illegal loggers jailed

The Chigubo district court, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza, has, over the past three months, sentenced 14 people to jail terms of between 15 days and 12 years for poaching and illegal logging in the Banhine National Park.

19 September, 2018

Government approves water management plan

The Mozambican government on 18 September approved a National Water Resource Management Plan for the next 20 years that will cost an estimated US$28 billion.

18 September, 2018

President Nyusi wants greater visibility for Mozambique Island

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on 17 September urged the residents of Mozambique Island, off the coast of the northern province of Nampula, to join the government initiatives intended to grant greater visibility to the island as a cultural treasure.